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25th Knesset · outgoing

Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Remuneration and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment – Updating Assistance and Benefits for a Widow) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון - עדכון הסיוע וההטבות לאלמנה)

TL;DRA bill to update the assistance and benefits for widows of fallen soldiers, including an initial adjustment payment, benefits for buying a used car, increased housing grants, and a new payment for the care of orphans.

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What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Law in several areas: (1) adding an initial adjustment payment for a widow in the first three years of widowhood, equal to the existing monthly payment; (2) regulating widows' eligibility for assistance in buying a used car through a grant and a savings fund; (3) raising the amounts of grants for a mortgage and a housing savings fund (price update); (4) adding a monthly grant for a widow in various amounts for the care of children of different ages up to age 6; (5) expanding eligibility for assistance with fertility treatments and surrogacy also to orphans and young people who were orphaned after age 21.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 19, 2025

The votes on this bill

Passed11 for · 0 against · 1 abstained · 108 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 62 seats

LikudFor 6 · Absent 26
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 14 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 1 · Abstained 1 · Absent 22
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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